The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-20
THE AWFUL HEAT.


mum 102 and the hottest weather experien-
ced in Chicago in years, was reached by
O'Clock and the temperature remained nearly
stationary until 5 o'clock. The street cars
going TO the various parks We're iammed all
day, while on the lake every excursion
steamer, tug and sail boat which could be
chartered was loaded down with masses of
people seeking some relief from the intoier-
able heat. The winds came from the west
over the parched prairies aud was ike a
blast from IA furnace. AT 5o'cl0ck, however,
mass of clouds gathered in the west and
soon furious sqaall swept down toward
the lake. bringing with it heavy rain, which
lasted half an hour laying the clouds of
binding dust, and leaving behind it fresh
and delightful cool atmosphere. Many of
the boats on the lake had hard time beating
back TO the shore against the wind and
waves, aud many excusionists were thor
oughly drenched by large waves which were
swept over their vessels, but 50 far as is
known there were no casualties.
From the time of the storm the tempera-
ture began falling rapidly, and at O'Clock
tonight had reached 10 degIees with pros
pect of going even lower. The number Of
prostrations from the heat was not as large
as yesterday, there being very few laborers
at work but mp to 10 o'clock tonight the
records of the police department show that
not less than forty-fve persons We're stricken
down to-day. OF this number eighteen
have already died and probably more will
die before morning.
Saturday list was appalling. The total
number Of cases cared for by the police Is
over 100, and of this number 30 have result
ed fatally. The police think that number
OF eases were cared for privately, both yes
terlay and to-day, and say that the mortali-
ty record, when finally completed from
phy siciaIs certificates. will make IA showing
of deaths from insulation unprecedented in
this city such degree of heat has not
been experienced in Chicago. according TO
all authorities, in nearly 30 years.
At Fl Wayne, Ind, the day was the hot
test known for years. the mercury reaching
l02 in the shade. A number of prostrltions
are reported two of which have resulted ia
tally
At Rockford, ILL.,. the temperature reached
lo4. Representations are reported.
Att o'clock tonight the latest returns
show that 62 persons have died either in or
on the way 10 the various hospitals in the
city since Saturday morning These deaths
were all the direct result of SunstrOke or heat
Prostitution.
A number of the patients in the hospitals
are in a state of comatose tonight, and the
physicians consider their cases hopeless. At
the county hospital the physicians and nurs-
Is have been working almost increasingly for
36 hours The crush far exceeds that fol-
lowing the Haymarket riot.
cRowDING THE RECORD.
PHILADELPHIA, July 17.-With the single
exception of July s, 1876, to-day has been
the hottest for over 30 years the heat being
greater than yesterday. AT O'Clock this af
ternoon the thermometer registered l02 de
grees in the shade being just degree less
than that of July S, 1876, and 1t degrees
greater than yesterday. Up a late hour to-
light about 30 cases of sunstroke had been
reported Il of which resulted fatally
Despite the sweltering heat DIR. McGlynn
addressed a very large audience in this city
this evening. under the auspices of the Anti
Povc. " Society. and was enthusiastically re-
eeived. In the hall where he spoke the ther-
M ,meter registered los degrees
BAKED MIcHIGANpERs
DETROIT, July 17.-Without exception to-
day has been the hottest that was ever en-
dured by sweltering Michiganders. At Kali
amazoo three cases of sunstroke are reported.
one fatal. No fatalities occurred in this city,
but sunstrokes have been reported. Accord
ing to the signal service the mercury reached
100 in the shade during the afternoon, while
accurate thermometers about town went
higher than that. The breeze that contin-
ued throughout the day consisted mostly of
hot air. 1t is growing decidedly cooler to-
night.
In Detroit there were six eases of sun
stroke. two fatal.
sT. LOUIS SUFFERERS.
ST. LOUIS, July l7.-This city was visited
with another day of torrid heat, and the suf-
fering was very great. The hot spell set in
shortly after sunrise, and at noon the hot air
was waited through the city by southwest
ern breeze. which though quite strong,
brought only heated air. The thermometer.
street record, registered l0i in the shade, and
eleven cases of sunstroke and fifteen prostrs-
tions were reported. OF these the majority
were the results of alcoholism
TERRIBLE DISTRESS IN CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, July 17.-There were reported
up to midnight forty eight cases of sunstoke
in the city to-day, of which eighteen were fa-
tai. and at the midnight hour there were nu-
merous additional calls for the patrol wagons.
The mercury on the streets during most of
the day ranged from 100 to lo4, and the air
was very still. People tonight are standing
sitting ami even sleeping on the sidewalks
and the hospitals are filling up with patients.
TERRIBLE SUFFERING AMONG PRISONERS.
JoLIEF. ILL, July l7.-Fourteen conyicts
at the prison were overcome by the heat this
morning, and had TO be taken from the gal
leries to the idle house, where it was cooler.
Sixteen went into the hospital and two died
The thermometer registered 100 at daybreak
this morning ond 113 in the middle of the
day. The heat is simply terrific
FATALITIES At CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, July 1.-THE thermometer
in Cleveland registered 95.2 degrees at 3
O'Clock to-day, which is the highest point
reached thus far since the hot season began
Thomas Mclaughlin and John Fallon, two
ore beavers, who were prostrated by the
heat on saturday died to-day. A ship car
penter named A. Noel was killed by a sun
stroke while enjoying family picnic in the
suburbs
FOUR DEATHS At GALEsBURG
GALEsBuRG, H., July 1.-THE heat for the /
past six days has been terrific averaging 100
degrees in the shade To-day il reached I04 (
-Four deaths occurred yesterday and to-day
from prostration
A Negro Lynched.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. July ls.--A lynching